With the UCL Festival of the Arts running from 7 - 17 May, UCL News spoke to Professor Jonathan Wolff (UCL Philosophy), Dean of the Faculty of Arts & Humanities, about the festival, and the importance of celebrating the arts at the time when many courses at other institutions are under threat.More...

UCL’s School of Public Policy and NYU Wagner have announced today an innovative new one-year Executive Master of Public Administration in Global Public Policy and Management (Global EMPA) that will equip tomorrow’s leaders with the skills to deal with complex global issues and policy decisions. Applications open later this year and the program will start in the autumn of 2014.More...

UCL’s University Challenge team have reached the final of the popular BBC2 quiz show, after producing a consistent winning streak this series. In the final the team will face current reigning champions the University of Manchester in a bid to win the competition for the first time.More...

CERN is
hosting a TEDx event on 3 May 2013.
Although the TEDxCERN main stage will be in Geneva, the UCL Institute for
Origins and UCL Physics and Astronomy are hosting a live "simulcast"
from 12:30 onwards on the day.More...

Up to 10 per cent of the population are affected by specific learning disabilities (SLDs), such as dyslexia, dyscalculia and autism, translating to 2 or 3 pupils in every classroom according to a new study.More...